A Lothian and Borders fire investigation team is working to discover the cause of a small fire that broke out at Blackhall Mosque in the early hours of this morning. There is also a small police presence at the site.
More to follow …
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So NEN, what is the follow up to this story? The police have advised neighbours that it was an electrical fire? Given the “Thomas Brown Affair” inspired sensationalist headline, should the good reader of the NEN not be told what the current position is?
Blog updated with follow up report.
alice you are so shan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The fundraising day is now apparently cancelled, according to Cllr Nigel Bagshaw’s tweet. Your main point is, however, well made.
This is (another) poorly worded report in the NEN. The Consultant who is advising the mosque in respect of their proposed expansion of the building (Thomas Brown) is also a journalist / consultant for the NEN so it is surprising that more care was not taken. From the picture it looks suspiciously like a plug for the fundraising day! Disappointing.
Sorry Alice, this is a damp squib of a story with zilch to do with religion. It is more likely just carelessness. There is no story here yet, so why does NEN not wait until there is a more complete story, rather than worrying people with an incomplete one?
It was a SMALL fire internal to the mosque. This mosque had worshippers still leaving at 2am and is normally locked up then. So if the fire was “in the small hours of the morning”, it probably took hold soon after the last attendees left. There were probably no suspicious circumstances.
As a matter of course, the fire service will investigate the cause for insurance claim verification/fraud. Procedure is for police to attend fire engine callouts as fire personnel have been known to come under attack.
The outcome of the investigation might only be “Don’t smoke in burkha” LoL. Let’s wait ‘n see.
Sad that it’s come to this. When are people going to realize that religion was designed to turn man against man and nation against nation. Religion should become a thing of the past